Somerset Herald. enrs.s of Publication. td rreTT Weduaedar mornin itKM ' , ' ril in advauce. otberw!e I- So -TATAT be tTRj. ' " , -rm wiU be ditoootijinijil until all ' p.i cp. Pwuiaster nt':ocuo , we3 t-L-cribcrs 3o r,ol tate esit " " " , wq hei- pociabie tut tiie a-ib- J a. raso-i2 froas one paetaSea to rii 'l 8r u ULm tb former . uki rrnl off'1"- A1-!1 7bs S xEusrr Hiuld, T C- II 1 V. A. A 1 i a-1 1, l a , : JTAsr pcbu SoaietMt Fa. friVt Haf. Esq. U . ..jjI n--eet 3-Air-:n. Fa. ScaasaaT. Fa. ...,n-T V P.ERKL a-. T J. iootel. IAS. boaaaan. r. 1 1 , AiiunMt-r , . ;S F- SCCLL, It"' iliuiAii-il-U pumenet. 1-a. tiv . ilLr-CAJtis r- j u civ.- A 1 - A 1 -A A j. rr iits.j jtoa. afiiuaiic Cuun J. (i. O..X. j V iii -A. S-A i i-A 2 f i.nc.Ml-l-Ll, 4 aniens, r a Jd. id. Iv'Ml jt. rn-. -4 Mwae au, ciAAii Lac Court i HAY, tj, '.a ii- ttu- ill AUcod to U v v tjjied kj Ljm care wiui proxupuiMi I Al.wikMV-Al LAW, cucicnet, fa. p.;f . ? .'.t3 jo Ail Bu--cne taT-u"J 3t. KiMMEL, A a LiiJ i. 1 - A T-LA W . i.ru U' 4.-1 b'is:n-rt futriciirl to hut cJ i.;-. uue u.i jiaU Crv carvel. All jKNil-AT-LA W . Bomertet, Pa. .r X&zuya BlocA. katil fciitrAiice .. LLe cli.iiCii. Al:d i l'SJ taaii AV AiTLItLNAXo-Al-l-A", feomereel. Pa. U btuea eutnuusl to oar cat. will be u-UiTAuy :u:i.Jei to. cecuoua .v 'aui.cT5r oiIurQ AHJ ACilllI COUQ- r-. .n ai ..j.Ki-f i untie uu rear L BAEii, AiX0B2iEY-AT-LAW, SuOcTKl. rA, f ;-v U'je la Somerset and A.coimug ooua- - L.jui;ea eiitniAii tu Aiis wui recauv. W. H. kcrrt- ' . -i r .0 lil & I. c f "EL, C' AriUn.NAla-iiX-1-AW, CKxutriet, I A. i tsta-f e uidi w their care wlU be T T. CARUTHEKS, M. D. Ja rr 13i'.iA-N A.Ni( bLV.-. ". . jtti-iT. Pa. -x C:a suv-t, Ocxt iK-'T ko i ruiuiiff I !! D i P. F. .-ilAKFLR, rnV',iA iUBU.'jR.., MjKUsitT. Pa., r-; Li v:tii.i y uu.ee ucxt dr te D2 ?- E. S. ELMMELL, a- &r caa oc !ona a; Lin oxrae on Mais 9k. D3 J. M. LOCTKER, PSTaOAS AND PEGBOJI -M uoxl peTmAaecCy in Someret Cor Uie &: iA r:t2fcwu. 02iufc oc Mt:a Areet, D "J 1 rTT TfV . - - i i . i . r -- i e t iLnc to Uie cre-atl"a of :C"a- :-rtu Ar. tirAi -w lnned. Ali :-u;tJ swur:-tiry. c3ire in tie . J. 1 Sr;:l & Cu. tlore, coratr "if. - .t imvtA. Oils! Oils! Rtf:p? Co., Pi::-!-un Iefrt- iraiing 5t Lubricating Oils 'rhthand Gasoline, f-r Ttke r-eiroiim. We ciiaUecge "SCDUCT Or PETROLEUM. " TK vjkh the . miifonisly atisfactory Oils -IN THE -American Market, 44 -rv T-v-.t , &.t rv aal Ttelaltj CfOK . E frith in Ti.iLi.-t k'.KT-KR. 6uaxrr, Pa. ELY's Catarrh rt:rvrrVT"D r -j Sfj ' AlBs, . TT the Cure. IJAY-FEVEEi T't -u-'l :rito t-a h 3r-lrii Aii-i .s Vrv-r tucLijji At Ltusio ; br reaii, . . - '-en'. JP0RTAT TO ADVrRTI-EKS. Va of tie exctry pipers is foTS-1 --r-e'e CcnTitr isct Lifta. Ehresrd -- ava3 thiaii4ve of Ctt Uata, a C' ikli toa be bad of Jiemiagwa f Sew York A Pituburs. i . VOL. XXI. NO. -THE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF- Somerset, Penn'a. -o- CAPITAL SURPLUS S5C.OOO. f 10.000. DEPOSITS RECEIVED in LaROC tNDtStLl aaouNT pavasLC on ctnitoB accoumts or kikchants rARMERS. STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED -DISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECT0r: LiKri M. Hk-ks. W. H. Miiixa. James L. Pch, ChA6. H. FitHia. Jchu E 6..rt. Go. E. Stxii, Edwaeo flkTLi., : : Valentine May, : : IIaBVET M. liEnk'LET, Vni Pbe-ide.nt Thf funds ani ei?-critiea cf this bank nr" s-urely i;.rote-ttJ in ar lebrateii Cor is? Bu!v!iir-proof Safe. The only f made abaoiaitly Bunjlaiproof. Somerset Cconlj Kational Bank Of Somerset, Pa. - -o Established, 177. Orginued ts I Nation!!, 1830. CAPITAL. $50 000. Cha. J. Harrion, Pres't Wrn. H. Koontz, Mce Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, ashier. DiRCTORs: j slh T. J t',W M. AJt-st, i : arr- n -nyltr, ISusUa S. iALCi", rTtftnrnePn o! ti tank iw?ive the xnoat i svrue ifc::ic Ui sent! mont-y r; or CAB be WTnnviftt-Ti brdrsvjl for a:iT amonnt. 'n- ana Ttlutit r-irrl by ootfof D:e lv,l CcAeurvUlsi'ct wua moat approved Uiae kn a oi:ectioT made in all part of the Lnisw Aooiaiiu aa leio.aA salicU-d- n.ar5-ai mm mi hi iessi cl 121 Jc 123 Fourth Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA. Capital - - - $1,081090. Undivided Profits f225,COO. Acts aj Exeoutar, tiiiar'.uin, A-nte ucd r:wiT. WiKs rLivi.te.l f.T an'l L-M fn-e of Ea-incs cf n-si- Lta an.l non-tx-MfBts curt-fuily att'-nJe l to. J0IIX E. JACKSON, - President. JAMES J. LOSSELL, Vice President. FRANKLIN" EROW.V, Svork-UT-y. JAS.C.CHAI'LIN, Trsurvr. FANCY WORK. Some Gieat Bsrsins Is IRISH POINT LUNCH AND TRAY CLOTHS Bought i!ow mtt of transportation e are Rtiiicz at ereat barjains bite nd colored liediVrr i lord Tabie Cov ers, mumped readv f..r working. Mg ed Canu-D Flannrl TaWt ar.d Cush ion Covers, :c7ei Pii-ii Cul.ion Coveni. Bar8irr:n Art fioth Tilile nd Cusliion Corers, all stair, ped with N'eet Dt-aitrns ; I!ni-:u hrd Hot BiM-ust and Koh Napkin. A iitr snd Ixrpe of heiu-6titrhel Tray and Carvir.g Goths frow -0c!8 r.p. Kkcijd H-tn-Rt;t.-he" carf from Z-if nj. Talil' ('"vers from 50 rts. uf. A full line of Fibred INDIA SILKS, All N"ewTattn;ar.d Cole-rings. A!so, Figured Plush, ; and 3S iiK-hea wide, in beaatiful Colon and lx-vgr-s. An Sal in P-iares for tbe Ctotral t oera and Ca-bion Covers. "Waban letting, 4inrbs wMe. .TO w.ts ff-r yard, in Pir.k, B.'e. !ie ri Yeivw THE NEW THIV'i for Irj.me Manilen and loors. and for l.'rsf Orer Irieri. A new line of Had rei't. (r-in :'.np. Vi?it ocr Tabie Liren. Towel. N'apVin. M'is'.in. Sheeticg ar.d Lineu Ixpartment, by all meaca. 41 FIFTH AVEN'CE, Putfborgh, li FACTS t That I s e:i the follow gxKls at thee sow To in.-i o.l Pcre Ee - ! pr f"on. i:iwe - ' ' i-.x.r I " " " T--i AVI " 1 -;itr-or. "' ' A A.i iria me tt-t knon ;it:lVr 1 al.fitmia ;-r:.. 1 pur- win,-. ; d.oi- i ! N r'r 1. u ht.i-c, JTri. lari. Huti;ruiD trrT a:i4 hun w :n-, 4.rvrt i-tijna..ua in K'a. irt ini:Vil tirn !:e. i:n at tie loaest tie jrva. t tl r iH-u-1 Air .-pfr ai i'r-re Lit- Mail ot1-? urwr.ptiy au.4rl to. t-o extra charge a.- tKlb Au-i patting;. A. ANDRIESSEN, 172, Fcderst SL, Telepboti. 3MS. ALLEGHENY, PA. HOME WARD 11. It is to Yon Interest TO EUr YOUR Drugs and Medicines -OF J.N. SNYDER. irOCXSBOB TO Biesecker & Snyder. None but tie pare? and bsst kept in gtock, aid whrn Dm-s bevomeiert by slaad tr.g, a? ceTuain tf thni d 3, we de atroy them. rithr than im pooe on oar ccsiome.-s. Von Can depend on baring toot FRESCRIFTIGNS 4 FAMILY RECEIPTS Clied wi:h care. Ojr priuee are aa low as any other firxt-tljas house and on many articles ma h lower. Tl'r p-le of this oounfy seem to tno this, and hare (riven a a laree !iare of their f'alr.-'nae, and we thali nil! con Jnue to giTe them the very beet foods t.r taeir money. Do not t;n?et that we make a specialty of FITTIXGr TRUSSES. e ruarantee satisfaction, and, if you Lave had trouble in this direction (rive as a call. - SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES in great variety ; A full set of Test Lenses. Come in and liave your eyes examined. No charse for examination, and we are confident we can suit yoo. Come and see us. Epectully. JOHN N. SNYDER. A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. r . i - ..UitJi'iI.!-.f GOOD liEVRSE and everj'ibiiiij penalnin u fiiaerais fumihed on abort notice. Soutei Turkey fact Street Somerset, fem'i CURTIS K. GROVE, SOMERSET, PA. BCGGIE3, 6LIQH3, CABJUAGE3, SPEMSG WAGOSS, BUCK WAGOS1 AXD EASTEEJf AKDWI3TrE3f WORK Pnrnlahe4 on Short Kotioe. Painting Done ay. Short Time. Ky woes it mademt M TVjrofcM.'y Sniavant Wxt, and tr H"t fm tnl v . i!taatiai;y Ciinu-iel. Seatiy F;u-.shet, and H arracted to f.fe satiafartioo. Ber!rir of AH KlndflT) Sfj- L!nrroe on eJiort Xuuoa. Pncea REASON ABL. and All Work Warrantd. CaJl and Examine r-.y Kock. and Learn PrVea I do Warcm-woric, and farn:h SeiTes for Wind etilla KemexibKt tht plA'-e. and call In. CUSTI3 K. GROVE. (Zat of Vor.-l House) POMFHSET. PJ. HARDWARE I HARDWARE I I aa nn-ar prvprl to wrAmT5vv1a tTie pnh l?emtn an ana eTtru.ine in Uie H art war line by the ai Mi a rroTlT male t tut former iaixr M--k. I c-p all ktnt of arti'! in my line and my pntrs cr ai:pne i'otTiptMiLJoo. If twi want a r:a, a rprulwr, a knife, a law. a rxn.lH. an a-iirrr. a biyfU a pajrrt'fcau-. hinr-rr-, n.:, t..-ie &hi-, nne bmukvui, fr anrci.aj else iu tianiaare at, lowtt pricis cil on me. Herman Bantley, Clinton St, JohnstONvn, Pa. WE TELL YOU liotliinf new when w iatw t!iat it pT acffe in a pTMiannt. mor tiM.'thv p.raant bu4-b-ji.. -hat rt-fttrt.s m pruli f-r evrr tT't work. Strria i ih lmtT- r offr-r tte working cia We tii thrm :mw ! af Moof cap!i,', and !iiJiru.!i;r-w rv-rv our w!i t.ilU oar iutrutiu fai:hfu:lv the uiakitis of U im a month. fc,t rr our wlio latt- tjii now ana work will Fur-i aud preJily incrra? Um-it rmruiuw; thrre ea if uo tiravttD aijai ii : others now at work arr d'uttff 1:. ati'i ton, rt-a-lrr, caa thr santr. T:n t t::r o-t .av!u buurs tlaat tou hat rrr i3'i tnr cuanc to wire. Yoa will icak a frav mit:e U yni (mil to aivc II a triai at Dr. : woaif ai :Ur kumiuih. Mud art quickU, ua a ill iiiirttv fjiii Tonrwif in a most pntwprnM. bA-ur. a; wtucii yoti cart ttireW make an-l . u:u of iM'orv. Tur rruiU f 0 a frW h ufi' w-arii a 1I1 frttrn r,'nl a wajcr. V h:ti-r on ar o;i or touiif, man or woman, it i)i"a.(!'rrr-. 4.0 a w- ic.l o, ani uc- wiii met-t yoa at tiie ttt !aru Nri:ir ri;.'-rtfnT or r:iru:d atr?ary. 1 twe wtw work for at levrr rtrwariird. H'Ht cot write t-ta; IoT tu.l i:K-Uaitrt trrr ? K C ALLEN A ftlos a. 40V Aan1! Ma. Cares tfconsands annnallycf LiTrCom plainrs, Bilioasness, Janndice, Dyspev sia, Constipatinn. Malaria. More Ills resalt from an Unhealthy Liver than any othercanse. Why srafTer when yon ean be cared t Dr. Sanford's Liver Invigor Storl a e1Seterl fmilT medirlne. 9l It Dttl fcClar M ILL al FJ-LT VC. Five Years After Being Cured. Ptttih.h. Much I, l9i BtiHXi StDIt'NX ',. oeui'-emen : It is nnw"IMj t-.rr ne to ink tm hx!.j if yoor HKlhMA RHeVVaIIC JfFKhi'i". for h taa rrtainK iime a hat vou eiatre. TTrneniiv cured )ii t-vT I rtirtertd lfe innun- cf Kffenroaixm ; trlt.-d d.fferrcl reae v m trrttrd b m-i-eral of ourirM wrxxaineot phvi ian here it this ell y a hlwit 1.1 iK'iicH-iim-l At lat a fr!at pnm!nl iacine it AcronLnr l l:re-'i rt. aiia eaa u:ry ui I am uo eiuirvly etirvd an 1 atTtnji bad a riieaaaa'.ic pji'n . Very reapetfjlly, E. A MrCA BE. r-b and Butler Sa., Fgh.. Pa, of Byrne A ale Lah. If voor d-'pr: doe nit kep K. nron receipt ol P i. i-rdi-r it SI . ae a iu wbcI noe Dottle. MAUllMM!' iSKOO. AJS UberlT ret. Pimburgb, Pa. Cffl niei SOMERSET, PA., Jfrs. arah Tr-xler Of KiEadelpnia. "Bad Spells" with the Heart Dizzy, Faint, in Despair Hood' a Sartuparilla Cured. s fcsvs sn.Tered very irach durinj the past lew years from Heart Troubia Physicians said I might live a nuinher of years, igkt dtm stay day. I eriuid usually tell woen tne worst attacks were rt'ir. oa by feeling a sharp pain in the h?art, t!i -n violent thumping, shortness of LreaUi. fiiwed by a coldness com ing ail over me, then ctzniNtss, faixtness, and thi'n, unless I could lie down at once I woi'd fal! !iervrr 1 w. I never dared to be left alune for i to have h-'.p at once and tfnt apiird with i.-'or. I could ont do any worst, even to swepu.s. and had to be eveful of the lea-1 exruenienL I r't very oiucn oli cxurt;ed at tiie outlooa and Uioubt There) Was No Hope Of cvt-r flnillng anything to help me. One day a triond atked, WSy don't you try Hood's Sarsar par.lla? I thought It over and decided to try it, and I manic God for it too. Since I began tak ing It, three years ?o, I have bad bat one 'bad spell' and that was due to carelessness on my part, and from that I unick'.r recovered. I can not t. ii jju how crli tn-.tT I fr-el and how Liank.'ul I an i. I frri as if I wonid like to tell every person in tiie wcrid afxiul 1L I can and 5 now do all icv hoao-work. even to wa.ninir.'' !es. Sarvh Tki- ti l li, iXj-J Laumer Mxect, 1 iuiadeli'tia, l a. Hood's Cures " I know Mrs. ?arah Trexler front having par. chafed Rood's ?arsapar.!la far a Inpg tune, and have every reasc n to belieie t.iat t!; alovt statement Is trua." E. F. P. Suotklet I'ltarasaa-its. 541 E. Thomjwoa St.. Philadelphia! Hood's Pi!l3 are lt test family cathartic, ipu'J; atid eHective. Try a box. Q3 eeuLa, SPRING AnoucemenX We have now on sale our ' New Importations of ALL pRNCH CHALLES FINE CRESS GINGHAMS EMBROIDERIES, LACES, and wil 1 be T-'ta.-ed to mbiait Samples By 3Iail. Youll find tfie Piyles and Values sar-a-- l) giMxh All-Wool "OIALLIES, 3" and 31 inch Goods in L:ght and Dark (jroumis in large variety of Choice New Sijles, 4'X--, 5"c :::::: 40 Pieces FRENCH ZF.PaVB OlNOaAVS Drrw sjiyics eentfjuaities at l'J rents, while this lot !au only. : : : : : : : NEW SATIN STEIPE and Si!k S'-rij liinhams fast colors and wasi.ob'e :::::::: : : FEENCH ZEPHYR GINGHAMS Llfgant New Sijle, .'"c., i"c : : : NOVELTY GINGHAMS-35 cents ANDERSON 35 " EMBROIDERIES. The 101' im) s'ylei represented in this Mock embraces svi many Iir.es and st:cIi a range of prices, that it is iir.pofible here to men tion them in detail. :::::: : : If yoa will nnle k: own to our Mail Order Pep't yonr Koibroidery and Lane wants tir your jprir.g sewing, yoa will receive samples representing aucn antisaal values and stylUb pattertsas will snrely please and merit your approval. Try iu Boggs & Buhl, 115, 117, 119 an,l 121 Frd.ral ffrrt, ?1LLEGIIE. ARTISTIC JOB PRUNING m SPECIALTY. HARRY M. BENSHOFF, KASUFACTURIS3 STATIGXER AXD BLANK BOOK MAKER. HANKAM BLOCK, JOHNSTOWN. PA. JORDAN & HINCHMAN. We are now ready with oar new and large invoice of fine t'onfectionery Goods, popu lar brands of BiMruits and Cakes, fancy grdn of all s'y ie. and eeerythinr else penainirg to a tirt clas hase to fill or ders promptly, and to su:p!y resident fam ilies to any ex'ent. Goods always frh, and always ottered at lowest figures. Call and n-e one of the 5 nest assortments ever carried. JCBDAK & fflHCHIU 270272 Main Street, Johnstown, Pa. CAVZATS. TIIDI MAwCS. CESICN PATENTS, COFTWICHTS. wtoJ For trif' n WA-oo and ff. Handbook artt to MLNN A CU. 3hl BuuAliWAV, Mw rott. Currt bvreaa f' aoronr BaMDta In America. Krery paxnt taaq ont t-y a 1 brUtfht ofrY. Ui puMte ay a auuoe givea irae at caara. in Uie f'ricultfic meriCitu tarrat elieu!atm of any aeiratlse paper In the world, cpleDiti&y UlastralMl. ho u:tfri;'riia aiaa ancnld b. wtthuua n. Wtlr,.t( a yeari IJina moniha Aodreas AiC A CO. Ft auanuij, 3el fcroadway, ew lurk Coy. sir f 1- ' . o i Scientific Americas L Afiency tw I fj. aV ESTABLISHED 1827. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1893. A WOMAN'S WEAPON. What is a woman's weapon 7" I a-ted a charming gtrL She dropped her lasnes shyly And stroked a vagrant curl ; Then consciously ah marmored This roeefcad newiy cut : "I have a strong suspicion Her weapon is a pout."1 What's a woman's weapon T" I aked a lover true. He turned him to a maiden With eyes of heavenly blae. Her velvet lips were parted ; All innocent of guile. And eagerly be answered t "Her weapon is a smile." "What's a woman's weapon V I (.iced a poet then. With a sudilcn inspiration He seized cpon bis pen. " ib, I could name a thousand," He cried, in accents clear : "llut woman's surest weapon, 1 grant yoo, is a tear !" Hubert Brtaar. Address of Senator Critchfield In the Senate ot Pennsylvania on the" Compulsory Educa tion Bill." Mr. FresiJenL if it were not for the fact that I believe as sincerely as I be lieve in icy own existence, that the pas sage of this bill wou!J prove detrimental to the cause of popular education in stead of being helpful to ii. I should be glad to give it niy support, if for no other reason I should if it were ia my power to do bo conscientiously, be glad to support this bill because it U a favorite measure of my very warm personal friend, the junior Senator from Lancaster. How it comes that anyone who is so uniformly right should, in a single instance be so radically wrong as my friend, the gentle man from Lancaster is upon this ques tion, I cannot understand. The ques tion as to bether it ia whether it is desi rable to have a school term of a greater length than six months is not the ques tion before na. If it were I nave no doubt but that, simple as that question would seem, we might net all be able to agree upon it, lint as I have said, this t not thf- question, fjr the law already pro vides for a maximum ter:s often months. There is not a district in the State that may not keep it schools open during ten months of the year if it desires so to do and has the ability to meet the expense that would be therehy incurred. If there were in the State a single district that desired to increa.-? the length of its school tem and could not do so withoct legis lation, then sm-h legislation as is propis- ed by this bill would be important. Hat this, sir, as I have already said, is not the case, and the only question for us to consider at this time is whether it is proper to take a matter that is in the hands of the people out of their hands and thereby say that we are not willing to trust to their judgment or their patri otism to lead them aright in the settle ment of a qutatioa in Lich they are j jst aa much and even more interested than we ourselves can be. They have the same interest in the prosperity of the Com monwealth that we possess, and in addi tion to this, they have the love of their children, the strongest passion known to ocr race, to prompt them. I believe, sir, that in a government like ours, "A gov ernment of the people by the people," the more we leave in the hands of the citi zens, the better the government will be. The only reason, sir, why the govern ment of this Commonwealth or of this cation is not a pure democracy, that is, a government whose laws are made by the whole people, met together in one As sembly, is that our population is so great j that the w hole peple cannot assemble in j one place, and hence it is nec-efsary that j representatives be cbo-n to come togeth- er to set npon such questions of public ! policy as equally ictert the entire pop- ulation, and are of such a general char acter as to render it impossible for the people in the several localities to act upon them themselves". Cut ths ques tion before us, Mr. President, is not a question of that character. Theliwasit now U, fixing as I believe, a just and rea sonable minimum as well as maximum school term, recognize the fact that different circumstances an 1 different con ditions exist in different parts of the State. If in any county or Ioca'ity there is a district that desires to keep its pub lic schools ojea seven or eight or even ten months in the year, and is able to do so without laying oppressive burdens upon its citizens, there is nothing to pre vent its being ttooa, and who, I ask, are more competent to judge of the proprie ty of so doing than the citu?na of the dis trict themselves. How often, sir, are we confronted within these halls by the fart that legislation that is important to cer tain localities w ill not apply to the entire Commonwealth, and ho troublesome dots this provision of the Constitution that prohibits local legislation frequent ly become The bill ander consideration I regard as one of this character. That it will be entirely satisfactory to portions, of the Commonwealth I will cot deny but I am equally sure there are other portions to which it will cot only be bur densome, but a positive injury. What, then, is our duty with regard to this matter? Is it right that the people of a few counties that are blessed with a rich soil, which in some instances is under laid with still greater mineral wealth, shall say to the people of other counties who are less favorably situated, "We can easily keep our schools open daring seven months each year, and whether you are able to do so or not yoa must." It seems to me, sir, that it would be just as reasonable for the man who, by the blessing of Providence has become rich, to go to bis poor neighbor at) J say : "Si-, I want you to make for your family pre cisely the same provision that I make for mine." "The fact that you do not pos sess as much means as I puseess shall not excuse." "I deem it important for the . general respectability and prosperity of I the community in whica we live that the I people shall all adopt the same style of living, and thetefore, whether yoa are able or not, the appointments about your dwelling and the clothing of yourself and family shall be just asexpensive aa mine.' I do not beiieve that, even my friend, the gentleman from Lancaster, though al ways affable and good Ciitured woole be willing to submit to any such meddle some interference as this. But the friends of this maure nr that the education of our entire popula tion is a matter in which every cit;zn of the Commonwealth is interested, and therefore we are justifiable in demanling that the schools of every district be kept h 11, open at least seven months. I admit, sir, that the prosperity of the Commonwealth depends more cpon the intelligence of its ritixens than upon any other circum stance, and it is upon this consideration that oar common school system is based. But, sir, I would ask the gentlemen upon the other side of this question whether they believe that regular attendance on the part of oar children in our public schools when they are properly conduct ed, for the period of six months each year, from the time they are six until they are twenty -one years of age, Is not saScient to qualify them for intelligent citizenship? Is there to be found in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a boy or a girl who possesses ordinary natural capacity who cannot, in fifteen years, more than complete the curriculum laid down for our public schools, by attend ing a well-conducted and properly taught school, six months during each year? I do not believe, sir, that such a one can be found. In my own county, where the average length of the term is O ld months, we are fortunate enough to have a superintendent of public schools who is a practical educator. At the beginning of the school year that closed last June, he laid down a regular graded course of study to be pursued by the pupils of all the schools of the county. The course embraces all the branches authorized by law to be taught in our public schools. An examination was necessary at the be ginning; of the school term to determine the grade that each pupil should enter, and at the close of the term an examina tion was hell in each district by the su intendent hime!f in order to determine how many of those who, at the begin ning of the year were placed in the senior class, were entitled t i diplomas or certi ficates showing that they had completed the course, and Uie result was that sixty three were graduated the first year, of rhom the superintendent says in hia re port of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, a number were ready to enter the teachers' ranks the present year. X j doubt all w ould have been ready to enter the teacht'rsranks this year had they ln cf proper age, but quite a number of them w ere not over sixteen or seven teen years old. My own experience as a fcstcher aad as county saperintenJer.t has proven to my entire satisfaction that in every case where the attendance is regular and the schools have attained a desirable degree of etliciency the average boy or girl found in our district schools will be able, with a six months' term to master the branches authorized by law to be taught in our public schools by the time he or she has reached the age of seventeen years. Some of the men most noted in the history of our times gradua ted from some of our best colleges, hav ing completed the entire collegiate coarse including the sciences and classics, be fore reaching the age of eighteen. Among such I may name the late lament ed James G. Blaine, who was graduated from Washington and Jefferson College at the age of seventeen. Oeorga Wash ington, who was educated in a common school, is said to have acquired a gxd Kngiish education at the age of sixteen, at which time he entered upon the act ive duties of life as a civil engineer. I would not be un lerstood as referring to these illustrious names as furnishing ex amples of what the average American youth is capable of doing, for I know that thesare extraordinary cases, but the his tory of our country is replete with the ex amples of men who have been graduated with distinction from the best institu tions of learn lag in the land before reach ing their majority. I cite these exam-j pies to show that if this is possible with j our colleges, usually open for purposes of : ruction about thirty-nine weeks each j year, it is also possible with regular a tendance upon a good public school six months each year for the average Amer ican youth to acquire at least a good Eng lish education, and when the Common wealth has furnished to every child the opportunity of obt tinicg such an educa tion it has provided for its own security and has discharged its duty, at least on tii such time as our school system is tut lea State system instead of a local system as it now is. If, sir, yoa will gV into the counties where the schools are kept open six months in the year and mingle with the people in their homes as I have had the pleasure of doing, I venture to say you will Sud them as in telligent and as able to discuss the meas ures and means necessary to he adopted for the good of the State and Xation as you will find the people of any other por tion of the Commonwealth. R it it is argued by the friends of this mea-nure that the S'ate appropriation to public schools has been iargsiy increased and that there ouht, therefore, to result as a cnnsiuen-je, souie improvement in our public schools. I beg the gentleman to remember that the Legislature that made ttie increased appropriation stated in the preamble to the revenue bill passed ia order to make the increased appropria tion possible that one object at least to be obtained was the reduction of local taxa tion. Of the fifty members of this branch of the Legislature at the time the bill re ferred to was pissed thirty-seven are members of this body now, and I appeal to my fellow Senators who were here then and who are here cow to say wheth er they wish to be understood by their constituents to have been insincere ia the declarations made in the preamble to which 1 allude. Had it cot been fur the almoKt universal call that came up from every quarter of the Sute for a reduction of local taxes the revenue bill of one thousand eight hundred and ninety -one would not aave been passed aai the ap propriation to public schools would not hare been so largely increased. And now, sir, I maintain that to keep faith with the people whom we represent and who have sent us here, to serve theaa, we are bound to recognizs the necessity of such legislation as will make the ap plication of the increase of appropriation along the line indicate! posefyie. Bat sir is said that the taxes levied for avbool purposes are in no case burdensome. Have the gentlemen who take this vie examined the repirU of the Sjp.'riat ind ent of Tabiic Instruction ? Of the school districts outside of the city of Philadel phia between four and five hundred (I do not now remember the exact number) pai 1 last year tn mills an J upwards often mills on the dollar, while a large propor tion of this number paid the maximum ra'e allowed by law. The county ol Lan caster, the home of my frieud who stands as sponsor f jr this bill, with her average mill rateofS-J.) may earn1 press this measure, but as the frog ia the fable is represented as saying to the boys who were peiting him and bis mates with stones : We beg yoa to remember that while it is fun for yoa it is severe pun ishment for as." We are told that the high mill rate that is paid is no indica tion of heavy tax burden, that it is ow ing to an nnjastly low rate of assessment ia the districts where the high mlllage rate is found. I cannot tell how this may be in other portions of the State, but I do know that in my own county, where the mill rate in some districts runs as lo as two and in others as high as ten the county commissioners have been endeav oring for years to equal a as nearly as possible the assessments so that no dis trict in the county shall be compelled to pay an unjust share of the county taxes. And I know, moreover, from a com parison of the prices I have received for lands I have sold during the last few years at trustees' and administrators' sales with the assessed values of the same that the discrepancy between the assess ed value and the real value, if there be any such discrepancy at all, is not very great. But, sir, let the question of agree ment between assessment values and real values be settled as it may, I do know that there are in some of the mountain ous districts of this State men who own farms, not very productive I w ill admit, who with the help of their famines are able by close economy to make a living, tj whom the tax burden is not a myth but a reality. Men who are just as patri otic and as much concerned for the good of the country as any of us. Some of them proved their patriotism when the very life of the nation was at stake by placing themselves in that line that stood like a wall between their country and everlasting ruin, and t vday they are say ing to as, '"Ease QP the burden a iitlie. comrades if yoa can. The march is a long one and the knapsack; is getting heavy : so lend us a neighborly hand if in your power. B it, Mr. President, I do not wish to consume the time of the nate and I shall therefore say nothing farther upon the importance of permitting the increas ed appropriation to be used in some de gree at least, to relieve local taxation. But I do not argue, Mr. President that thia is the only object that we should seek to secure by a proper use of the increased appropriation. In many of the districts of the Commonwealth, we have been on able in the past to provide our schools with the most improved and brat appara tus so essential to aid oar teachers in their work. Oar school buildings and groands are not what we could wish them to be. Cndesirabie sites for school buildings have len purchased at low prices or ac cepted as donations because school boards did not consider that the people were able to bear the expense of securing more desirable sites, at a great coet. We have been rejoicing in the tact that through the liberality of our State Legislature, a better day has dawned. School boards have been planning improvements in these directions. With tiie additional funds coming into their hands to meet the running expenses of the schools, they have been cherishing the hope that they may be able to increase the tax for build ing purposes. Tne hearts of our boys and g-.riri have been filled with joyous ex pectations, as visions of more comforta ble houses with better furniture and nice ly ornamented grounds have arisen be fore them. And now, sir, shall we say that those expectations shall not be real zed? Shall ae, sir, with one fell stroke knock down the Lopes npon which thousands of children in our rural homes have been building? Shall we say to them wa do not regiri your desire fr more comfortable surroundings, ot your appreciation of the beautifat, aa 1 there fore, notwithstanding the fact you have dared to hope r something better, you must content yoars-lves with the un painted walls and the scanty furniture of the "Old school house by the creek?" I hope, sir, that when we come to record our vote npon these questions that even my friend, the gentleman from Lvncas er will say "No." There is another line in which our people in many of the rural districts have been hoping to be able to make improve ments and that is in raising the standard of eihciency annng teachers. With the I aid heretofore given by the State, we have not been able to pay our teachers the sal- j arieithat well qualified and competent teachers can command. If the minimum : arhool term is permitted to remain as it is, directors will be able to pay better wairn, our teachers with increased stla- : ries, ill be able to devote neariy half of ; the year to self improvement, either at. their homes or at school, and we may j reasona ily hope that in a few years mikli ' better work will be -lone and substantial ' improvement in the condition of our j public schools will be secured. What we need most in the rural districts, if yoo wi.l alio as to judge fir ourselves1, is not a locger term but better teaching, and we only ask to haveachano audi feel sure we will be able to work out this problem to the entire satisfaction of all. The people bave as yet had no opportu nity to devise and carry int effect plans for improvement. The increased appro priation is a new thing. The people have scarcely recovered from tha surprise that was given them by the passage of the measure, and for as to say now that we are not going to trust them as to the use to which it will be applied nntil they hava a chance to prove their intentions, would hi to act npon the principle of tbe Dutchman who mile it a ruidlowbip his boy in the morning f r the mischief he expected him to do daring the day. There is, Mr. Chairman one other con sideration that I would urge as a reason why this matter should be leftjastasit is, and that is the fact that I feel sure that in many district a the additional month, if it were addd to the school term would be a dead letter. Many of the farmers of oar State cannot, with the present prices, of farm products ruling, aff jrd to employ labor and are therefore c impelled with the help of tneir sons to do their own work. By a proper organi zation of their work ihey can send their boys to school from O.-tober first to April first, but if the schools were to be opened during any part of the months of Septem ber or April, they could not attend. We certainly do cot want to compel the schools to be kept open longer than we may teasonably hope that a fair percent cf the pupils may be able to attend. Lei ns have better attendance, better school-, Qj 1 J. WHOLE NO. 2174 better appliances, in whatever directioa they may be needed, bat nntil these ends are secured, do not, we beg of yon, com pel an increase of the term. To show yoa that I am sustained in the views I have advanced npon this measure by men who are actively engag ed iu educa tional work and who therefore, are sup posed to know better than we can possi bly know, what is needed, I ask the at tention cfthe Senate to several letters which I have selected from a number that I have received npon the subject which, with the consent of the Ch air, I will ask the Clerk to read. I also ak to have read a commanication from the leg islative committee of the State Board of Agriculture, and also a resolution ot the legislative committe of the Sute'irange, organizations which, while they do not profess to have any authority npon this subject, represent a large number of the citizens of the Commonwealth and whoee views ought therefore, lo have some weight with this body. A3 Wise as She is Good Were she as wise a woman aa she often is good, she would look about her to discover among her friends what women moot successfully hold their own against the outside tempters of their husbands, writes Octave Thanet in a characteristic article on "That Man : Your Hus'iand,"' in the February L-tlU ll .io Xi-trnid. She would throw her theo ries into the waste basket, and make a fresh set of facts seen by her own eyes. I think she would discover this, at least, is what one humble observer has discovered that unless a woman is in teresting to a man she cannot permanent ly hold him. I once knew a distinguished politician whuse wife was his private secretary and i best helper. Do yoa imagine they were i bored if left alone f r an evening? As matter of fait their mutual affection was envied by ether couples. Many men, however, like to be dis tracted, amused, soothed. I even knew one noble worn in who became an ama teur photcirrapher to help her husband. But a wise woman, again, has another quality, quite as necessary in lrienlship as interest the quality that some one has called the oil of the machinery of life tact. Such a woman is aware that "absence makes the heart grow fonder," and that her husband will love her and value her all the more for occasional losses of her society. 'Lt him go to hi duo, no and then," said the wife of the moet devoted husband I know ; "he al ways hears something amusing, and he Iike3 to tell me what he hears aa much as I like to hear him !" Two Valued Frends. A physician cannot be always had. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, Bruises and Burns occur often and sometimes when least expected. Keep bandy the friend of many households and the de stroyer of all pain, the famous Red Flaa Oil, 23 cents. 'Z. Many a precious life could be saved that is l-eiiig racked to death with that terrible cough. S.vure a good night's rest by investing i cents for a bottle of Pan-Tina, tr-e great remedy for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. Trial bottles of Pan-Tina free at ti. W. Benford's brut btore. The mineral elements that enter into ! the compjeition of plants vary according j to the auges of growth of each plant. ! A month may make a great difference. ! As plants approach maturity lime and silica increase rapidly, as they stiff-n the 1 stalks and fjrea what may be leruiltae j bny structure. Silica, which abounds largely in nearly all of the staple crops, is plent fa! in the si!, and costs nothing It possesses no value. Cholerine in Pennsylvania. Seakaley, lnn.: We had aepidetn- ; ic of cholerine, as our physicians called it, in this place lately and I m ide a great hit with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrh-ea Remedy. I soil four doz- , en bottles of it in one week an 1 have since sold nearly a gross. This Remedy did the work and was a big advertise ment fir me. Several persons who had 1 been troubled with diarrhu-a for two or i three weeks were cure.! by a few doses of tllijS medicine. P. P. K.arr, Ph. . 2". and 30 sent bottles for sale by J. N, Snyder, Druggist. Fat in the fxxl is the heat-producing subs'aace. F.-oteiu supplies the elements that build up t!:e mas.-les, bin nitro genous, while the rarbhdrates are sugar, starch, gum, etc. One pound of fit is estimate ! to e; n! two aa l a half poan-ls of carbo-hydratei in the produc tion of heat The ash is composed of the mineral substances that exist af'er com bustion of the whole. Rheumatism Quickly Cured. Thrfss davs is a verv short time in ' which to cure a bad case of rheamatis a ; J but it caa be done, if the proper treat- ! ment is adopted, an d will be seen by the follow leg from James Lainber of New Brunswick, I:L : T was badly ailheted with rheumatism in the hips) and legs w hen I bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It cured me in three days. I am all right to-day ; and would insist on every one who is atl'icted with that terrible disease to use Chamberlain's Pain Balm and get well at once. " cent bot tles for sale by J. N. snyder, Druggist. The farmers wiil sua be as busy as be?s preparing tor corn. If they bestow ed as much care and labor on some ve-g-a-ble crops aa they do on corn they would perl. pa secure larger profits. There are a great many crops to select from, and there is no knowing what can be done with any of them nntil they are given a trial. Mothers' Rcommen J at ion. We are ai-qaairited with maty mothers ia Centerville who would not be without Chamberlain's Coogh Remedy in the house for a good many time its cost, and are recommending it every day. From personal experience we can say that it has broken up bad colds for our children. CenU-rvilie, Sooth Dakota, Citizen. .50 rent be '.ties for sale by. a.N. Sstoeb Druggist. If the borers are to be gotten out o the trees now is the time to get at the work. A sharp knife is all that is required. An Indian Picture Gallery. Ia Roott county, Colorado, ia the moat inaccessible part of the state, near the post otEc of Hadyn, are pictured di2 that rival the Samoa 'PVrtared Bocks' of Lake Superior. These cliffs are in a secluded canyon, "says the New York Sin, down which a beautiful streaun dash es ia ripplin;, foaming caocadea. Great pine and fir trees arise from the dark, rocky ledge and till the air with their balsamic odors. Some distance np from the mouth of the canyon the gorge opens into a pretty park, enclosed by almost perpendicular ch rls of sett gypsum rocks and red sand stone, worn and carved into many fan tastic shapes. In one portion of the park the npper half of the cliffs jut ont and shelter the walls below from the action of the sua and winds, the moisture and frost Here are found the pictured rocks, ev idently the work of Indiana. The parti colored rocks seem to have appealed to the art instincts of the savages, for they have utilized the natural shades and col ored streaks in the rocky walla to deline ate in colors: many of their rude sketch es. The pictures are suggestive cf Indian life. There are well outlined drawings of tepees, with the totems on their aides. There are pictures of Indians racing on horseback, which show an inkling of line drawing and some faint idea, of perspec tive. AU sort cf totem designs ay pear, shields and sun gods, and animals and bears. Some cf the designs are beyond the comprehension of civilized men. Away np oo the cliffs, at a height to cause wonder as to the method employed to reach the point, are seen those rudely graven scalpturirgs in the colored walls. The highest drawings are badly defaced, and many of them are almost obliterat ed, while those lower down are quite well preserved. Table Manners. Drink from the cup never from the saucer. Teaspoons are left in the saucer, not ia the cup. Little children only have napkins ar ranged as a bib. Making a noise, either in eating or drinkiog, is vulgar, Always cheerfully defer to older peo ple and to guests. Kat slowly, and do not fill the mouth with large quantities. Eat the food served, or quietly leave it upon the plate without remark. Never imitate a rale or uncouth act. 1 eTen if committed by an older person. ! Avoid drumming with the fingers or ! the leet; it is the height of impoliteness. ' If in doubt at anv time as to what is t - I proper, fi llow the example of others ot ' more experience. Patiently await the ciming of your turn; do not follow with the eye the food served to others. Never unnecessarily handle the dishes. or in asy other manner exhibit nervous ness or impatience. b) not feel obliged to "clean np the plate especially do not make a labo rious display cf doing so. If the handkerchief must be osed. let it be very quietly ; in case that is not possible, leave the table for a moment, which may be done in case of a quick at tack of coughing, sneezing or tne like. without asking permission, the cause be ing manifest. (' Jljuxkerpinj. Simple Questions Simply Ans wered. Why do people very cften allow scold to run on? They think it will wear away. Why does the cough that at first caused no alarm becjtns deep seated and chronic? Bscause the proper remedy was not used. Tne way to breax np any cooh or cold, no matter if other medi cines failed to benefit you, is to try Pan Tina, the great remedy for coughs, colds and consumption. Trial bottles of Pan-Tina free at G. W. Benford's drug store. Plant the roses wa rs jji caa easily look after them. The soil should be very rich, and grass and weeds must be kept out of the soil around tbeiu. T.ie best liquid frriluT !r r sea is a tablespoon fall of saltpetre .'titrate of Soda) in a two-gallon wa'.eriog pot c f water, applied twice a week. Chambarla n's Eye anJ Ointment. Skn A certain cure f it Caronic Sorw Eyes, Tetter, Salt Uieutn, icald Head, Old Chronic Sores, Fever Sore, Eczema, Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipple and Piles. It is cooling and soothing. Hun-, oreits of caiaw rtave been cared by it af ter ail other treatment had faileai. It is put up in 35 a id 50 cent hole. It is said that if the see Is of apples ; -nJZpi are placed in a tf ,wer pot aa soon s e.ten tuey wi.i prouuee p. ants that will attaia a sii.-s iili lentto permit of transp'aut:ng Iheui iu trie fail. Of Coursw You Read The teetiiuonia's frequently published ia this paper relating to H l's SirsaTaril la. Tney are from reliable people, state simple facts, and shi beyond a doubt that UJl I'lUKs. Wby don't you try tills m ed. clue? it; sore to get li'taxi's. Constipation, and all trouble with the d;testive org ius and tne liver, are cured by Uool's 1 t -j u.ied as a dinner pill. Little Johnny luat new boy in school ia aafol daub." M thei 'llot 1st know his lesions Liuie Jjbuov liun : rIlere was 2 J .l iu the spellin lesson to day, and h missed every ono of them. I oaiy missed IJ." Cixkd News. Wny Ills tne Best Pan Tina. 1 - It cures C wtis and Colds. 2 -Strengthens weak Longs, j-Relieves and cures A si D ma. 4-Insures yoa against LaGrippe. 5-ltobs Croup of its terrors. li -Cure w ben ail else fails. 25 and -50 cent. Trial bottles of Pan Tina free at G. WJJzFoat's drug store. A dracght of air through the stabla dari: g the prevalence oiaculd rain will do more harm than whan tiie ventilatoi are open on a cold winter day. Damp ness is more severe' v felt than cold. I have been a 9u J ;rer from catarrh for years. Having t ie-1 a nu nber of reme dies advertised as "sure cares" wilboo obtaining any relief 1 had resolve. I nev er to take any other patent medicines, when a friend ad vise. 1 me to try Ely's Cream Balm. 1 di 1 so w th great re 1 ac ta nee, but can now testify that after us ing it for six weeks I beiieve myself cured. It is a most agreeable remedy aa invaluable Balm. J jeer h Stewart, H24 Grand Avenie, Brooklyn. Always sell from the inferior stock. The bt should be retained for breeding purpotie. No farmer can aff jrd to ie.ll his beat
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